Houseplants with rounded leaves and an upright habit attract good Chi, symbolizing round coins and money, thereby creating a sense of abundance.

Spiky plants like cacti and snake plants are excellent for shielding you against negative Chi, but their aggressive energy means you need to place them where they’re not in highly-trafficked areas of your home.

Avoid droopy plants like ivies. They create a drag on the energy of your home and can make you feel tired every time you look at them.

Hi Melinda — Pothos can be very abundant, and the round leaves are auspicious. Tacking up the vines can work beautifully from a Feng Shui perspective, as long as you take care to keep them from appearing scraggly or weak. Fertilizer should help 🙂

Hi, I have already sticked wall stickers of ivy vines in my bedroom in front of my table
They r trailing upwards instead of hanging down though
I sticked them in a way that shows them climbing up bricks like a ladder and the top ivy vine is reaching up with no brick above it
I thought it’s good symbolism of improvement in many aspects

Is that still bad? Would wall stickers affect fengshui? I may consider taking the stickers down if they too drag on the energy

Hello Pochacco,
Without seeing exactly what you are talking about it is difficult to say, but in general too much “plant energy” in a bedroom can stir things up for you as you sleep. Do remove the stickers if you find yourself sleeping badly or your Chi becomes negative in any other way.

Hello Maria,
Plants are good pretty much anywhere except your bedroom. I would need to know more about your situation in order to be more specific, so please contact me again via my Ask Ann page if you like.

Thank you for the information on this article, Ann. In regards to snake plants, I’ve read that the are good feng shui in the bedroom, as it provides oxygen for us at night (unlike other plants that take oxygen away due to the lack of light). Is this true? The article mentions it is great to protect you also and low foot traffic, so it would be perfect, right :)?

Hello Jake,
Snake plants are definitely healthy and bring in good Feng Shui in most parts of the house. The exception is the bedroom because their leaves are so sharp… if you wish to have a plant in your bedroom, use one with a rounder leaf, such as a peace lily plant.